COVENTRY Bears had a mixed return from their trip to Cokethorpe School, the Under-11s sprinting to an 184-run win against their West Oxford counterparts but the Under-17s suffering a 13-run reverse.

The Under-11s piled up 231 on the back of some firm hitting from Charlie Adams (43), and Ben Clark (36) and a composed 25 by Kieran Holland. And they skilled their hosts for just 47, Adams and Aksa Zaman-Khan both claiming 3-0 with the latter breaking a stump in the process.

Oxford’s Under-17s set a formidable mark of 233-8 despite good efforts from Vivin Shah (2 -38) and Tom Atkins ( 2-43) and that proved a shade too demanding for Coventry who were dismissed for 220. Ross Arnold (53), Clark McCallum (30), Josh Manning (29) and Aaron Lewis(28) all threatened to make a decisive contribution but J Nicholson proved the home match-winner as he followed up his 73 with 3-39.

Coventry’s Under-13s beat East Northants by six wickets at Massey Ferguson – spin duo Harris Ikram (30-25) and George Ball (2-3) dismissing the visitors for 120 before Rory Kenney-Herbert (32no) and Jamie O’Hara (26no) wrapped it up at 121-4 with seven overs to spare.

Following the District Festival, 13 Coventry players have been selected for Warwickshire this season.